Franklin County News

Betty Shaffer's job lets her meet people from all over the world. From Australia and New Zealand to Germany, England and faraway states, all kinds of people stop by the RV park and campground she and her husband own at 2161 Idaho Road near Homewood.

The first settlers in Homewood, southwest of Ottawa on Old Highway 50, were German immigrants who came in 1857.

Fireworks are an annual tradition in Franklin County, but each city has its own rules regarding fireworks.

A Rantoul man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the Rantoul Presbyterian Church when he was church treasurer is set to enter his plea in court next month.

June 24, 2009 Motor Vehicle Accident 100 block East 5th, 1600 hours, a vehicle driven by Joel Fredrickson 56-year-old Ottawa Kansas male hit a bicycle ridden by a Nathan McGowin 14-year-old Williamsburg male.

It was a hot summer day when Steve Brown interviewed for Franklin County's appraiser position.

Alan Radcliffe first heard about the storm on a weather radio. Radcliffe, Franklin County emergency management director, said a report from the National Weather Service Saturday evening warned him of an approaching threat to Franklin County.

Guy & Mae's Tavern won't have to wonder any longer. The popular Williamsburg eating establishment was named one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas Cuisine" Friday by the Kansas Sampler Foundation.

It was a tree that Steve Miner says saved his house from additional damage. Trees were uprooted in Minera s home near Rantoul following Monday nighta s batch of thunderstorms and high winds.

Patricia Hugg isn't looking for vengeance. She knows nothing will bring her brother back.

Franklin County Sheriffa s Office 6/8/09 US-59 HWY / WOODSON RD 06/08/2009 12:00:00 Arrest arrested wallis, phillip on douglas county warrant and transported to dg co line and released to dg co custody.

Franklin County Sheriff Craig Davis talks with Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents, Ottawa Fire Department officers and Franklin County Sheriffa s deputies as they document evidence from a burned vehicle March 5 at the Franklin County Public Works building, 1939 Elm St., Ottawa.

A Cottonwood Falls woman is hospitalized following a car accident on Interstate 35 Tuesday.

In 1867, Englishman William H. Schofield purchased 34,000 acres, former land of the Sac and Fox Indians, that included what is now Williamsburg.

Torch Run is a series of statewide runs which began on May 30 and are traveling throughout the state during a week long journey.

Community newspapers are in our blood. My grandfather worked for a community paper for more than four decades, and Ia TMve been at it now for 21 years.

The Franklin County Commission has tapped Osawatomie's Philip Dudley to be the county's new appraiser.

Kansans will have the opportunity to ask Franklin Delano Roosevelt what President Obama should do to revitalize the American economy when chautauqua comes to Ottawa beginning Wednesday.

The annual Kansas Law Enforcement Torch Run will take a longer route through Franklin County this year.

Philip Dudley grew up next door to Franklin County. a oeIa ve had my eye on Franklin County for a long time,a the Miami County native said.